Read a match report from the Amlic Challenge Cup Pool 4 match between London
Wasps and Bayonne at Adams Park on Thursday Oct 17, 2013.

James Haskell’s first appearance of the season capped a good night for Wasps who preserved their unbeaten home record in pool matches of Europe’s second tier competition.

The 50-times capped England back row forward, who had surgery on a knee injury during the summer, came on as a 60th minute replacement by which time Wasps had established control thanks to two tries in four second half minutes from flanker Ed Jackson and wing Josh Bassett.

Haskell’s injury has prevented him from pressing his claims to replace the injured Tom Croft in England’s squad for the QBE internationals this autumn, but he has been named in this season’s England Saxons squad.

This was a useful workout for Haskell and also for Wasps who recovered from leaking an early try to Bayonne’s South African wing Sam Gerber.

The French side, who have never won in England in this competition, thought they had scored again but Scott Spedding was denied by Irish television match official Brian MacNeice who spotted a knock on as the full-back was tackled by Christian Wade.